Etymology

commote

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Today it means: A secular division of land in mediaeval Wales. Full definition →

Welsh cwmwd ← Middle Welsh kymhwt
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commote · noun1

  1. Middle Welsh · derived fromkymhwt
  2. Welsh · borrowed fromcwmwd
  3. English todaycommote

Borrowed from Welsh cwmwd, from Middle Welsh kymhwt (literally “abode together”).

commote · verb2

Back-formation from commotion.

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